Josephine was born on the north side of town
On a warm Tuesday morning with the sun streaming down
The red leaves of autumn had yet to fall
Her daddy went missing when his ladder got the call
There are fires in Manhattan
Like a war on T.V.
And a nation staggered bleary eyed from it?s blind reverie
And all at once, tomorrow came suddenly

Like a shot heard around the world
Like the only piece of news
It choked any other thing that might have spoken true
Just rally ?round the flag, boys, and demonize the foe
And turn those human faces into something that won?t show
Be careful what you say here
In the land of the free
?Cause the walls are closing in, in this cage of certainty
And all at once, tomorrow came suddenly

Now this is more than they had hoped for on either side I?m sure
As we tear into each other for the scraps left on the floor
And we march like self-righteous crusaders again
I will pledge allegiance only to fighting that end
When our hearts have turned against us
Like the fury of the sea
And thoughts of Josephine
Are all there should be
When our hearts have turned against us
Like the fury of the sea
And thoughts of Josephine
Are all there should be